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Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample

From: The impact of having foreign domestic workers on informal caregivers of persons with dementia – findings from a multi-method research in Singapore

Variables

Quantitative sub-study

Qualitative sub-study

Frequency/Mean

Percentage/SD

Frequency/Mean

Percentage/SD

Independent/treatment variable

 Caregiver receiving support from FDWs in taking care of PWDs

  Yes

123

43.6

-

-

  No

159

56.4

-

-

Matching variable

 Age

55.7

11.8

55.7

4.6

 Gender

  Male

70

24.8

3

20

  Female

212

75.2

12

80

 Ethnicity

  Chinese

234

83.0

13

86.7

  Malay

29

10.3

1

6.7

  Indian & others

19

6.7

1

6.7

 Education level

  Secondary or below (include N/O level)

120

42.6

-

-

  A level, polytechnic, and other diploma

73

25.9

-

-

  Degree or above

89

31.6

-

-

 Marital status

  Single

79

28.0

-

-

  Married, divorced & widowed

203

72.0

-

-

 Monthly household income

   < SGD5,999

147

52.1

-

-

  SGD6,000 or above

89

31.6

-

-

  NA/DK

46

16.3

-

-

 Relationship to the PWD

  Spouse

43

15.3

-

-

  Son

48

17.0

3

20

  Daughter

156

55.3

11

73.3

  Others

35

12.4

1

6.7

 No. of PWD’s ADL

2.4

1.9

-

-

 No. of PWD’s IADL

5.9

1.9

-

-

 PWD’s memory and behaviour problems

6.9

3.1

-

-

Outcome variables

 CESD

14.3

11.0

-

-

 ZBI (17 items)

23.6

13.4

-

-

  impact on caregiver’s life

12.4

7.5

-

-

  uncertainty over future

4.5

2.8

-

-

  frustration

6.7

4.9

-

-

 RSCSE—Obtain respite

65.9

29.0

-

-

 RSCSE—Responding to disruptive behavior

65.2

24.0

-

-

 RSCSE—Controlling upsetting thoughts

67.7

20.9

-

-

 Positive aspects of caregiving

35.4

6.6

-

-

  1. SD standard deviation